Whereas, the judiciary can play a big part in sav1ng our trees, conserving precious water, and helping

mother
earth; NOW, THEREFORE, the Supreme Court En Bane hereby issues and promulgates the following: Sec. 1.
Title of the Rule. - This rule shall be known and cited as the Efficient Use of Paper Rule. Sec. 2. Applicability. -
This rule shall apply to all courts and quasijudicial bodies under the administrative supervision of the Supreme
Court. Sec. 3. Format and Style. - a) All pleadings, motions, and similar papers intended for the court and
quasi-judicial body's consideration and action (court-bound papers) shall be written in single space with a
oneand-a-half space between paragraphs, using an easily readable font style of the party's choice, of 14-size
font, and on a 13-inch by 8.5-inch white bond paper; and b) All decisions, resolutions, and orders issued by
courts and by quasi-judicial bodies under the administrative supervision of the Supreme Court shall comply
with these requirements. Similarly covered are the reports submitted to the courts and transcripts of
stenographic notes. Efficient Use (~f Paper Rule 2 Sec. 4. Margins and Prints. - The parties shall maintain the
following margins on all court-bound papers: a left hand margin of 1.5 inches from the edge; an upper margin
of 1.2 inches from the edge; a right hand margin of 1.0 inch from the edge; and a lower margin of 1.0 inch
from the edge. Every page must be consecutively numbered. Sec. 5. Copies to be Filed. - Unless otherwise
directed by the court, the number of court~bound papers that a party is required or desires to file shall be as
follows: a. In the Supreme Court, one original (properly marked) and four copies, unless the case is referred to
the Court En Bane, in which event, the parties shall file ten additional copies. For the En Bane, the parties need
to submit only two sets of annexes, one attached to the original and an extra copy. For the Division, the
parties need to submit also two sets of annexes, one attached to the original and an extra copy. All members
of the Court shall share the extra copies of annexes in the interest of economy of paper. Parties to cases
before the Supreme Court are further required, on voluntary basis for the first six months following the
effectivity of this Rule and compulsorily afterwards unless the period is extended, to submit, simultaneously
with their court-bound papers, soft copies of the same and their annexes (the latter in PDF format) either by
email to the Court's e-mail address or by compact disc (CD). This requirement is in preparation for the
eventual establishment of an e-filing paperless system in the judiciary. b. In the Court of Appeals and the
Sandiganbayan, one original (properly marked) and two copies with their annexes; c. In the Court of Tax
Appeals, one original (properly marked) and two copies with annexes. On appeal to the En Bane, one original
(properly marked) and eight copies with annexes; and d. In other courts, one original (properly marked) with
the stated annexes attached to it. Sec. 6. Annexes Served on Adverse Party. - A party required by the rules to
serve a copy of his court-bound paper on the adverse party need not enclose copies of those annexes that
based on the record of the court such party already has in his possession .. In the event a party I requests a set
of the annexes actually filed with the court, the party who filed the paper shall comply with the request within
five days from receipt.

Cutting, Gathering and/or Collecting Timber, or Other Forest Products Without License

Any person who shall cut, gather, collect, remove timber or other forest products from any forestland, or
timber from alienable or disposable public land, or from private land, without any authority, or possess timber
or other forest products without the legal documents as required under existing forest laws and regulations,
shall be punished with the penalties imposed under Articles 309 and 310 of the Revised Penal Code: Provided,
That in the case of partnership, associations, or corporations, the officers who ordered the cutting, gathering,
collection or possession shall be liable, and if such officers are aliens, they shall, in addition to the penalty, be
deported without further proceedings on the part of the Commission on Immigration and Deportation.

The Court shall further order the confiscation in favor of the government of the timber or any forest products
cut, gathered, collected, removed, or possessed, as well as the machinery, equipment, implements and tools
illegally used in the area where the timber or forest products are found. [As amended by PD No. 1559, and by
EO No. 277, prom. July 25, 1987, 83 OG No. 31, Aug. 3, 1987]
Enumerate prohibited acts of Fisheries Code

Unauthorized Fishing or Engaging in Other Unauthorized Fisheries Activities.

Poaching in Philippine Waters.

Fishing Through Explosives, Noxious or Poisonous Substance, and/or Electricity. –

Use of Fine Mesh Net.

Use of Active Gear in the Municipal Waters and Bays and Other Fishery Management Areas.

Ban on Coral Exploitation and Exportation.

Ban on Muro-Ami Other Methods and Gear Destructive to Coral Reefs and Other Marine Habitat.

Illegal Use of Superlights. -